https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 23:27:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173837 Wed, 30 May 2012 16:20:53 +0000 Mrs. Pen 173837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think a lot of WAHM jobs stem from a job that used to be "in-office".</p> <p>I nanny for a family and the mom is a WAHM. But she worked for the company in their office for about 7 years before she had kids, so when she had her first daughter she transferred to WAH, she got a part-time nanny and juggled care of her daughter and her work. </p> <p>Now they have two kids and I'm their PT nanny. She is really good a prioritizing and balancing mommy-hood and work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173764 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:35:21 +0000 HabesBabe 173764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, and I forgot to add, I will definitely have childcare when I get back from maternity. My mom will be coming over on weekdays from 8a-5p to watch the LO while I work in our guest bedroom/ office. There is no way I could watch my kid and work normal 8-5 hours each day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173722 Wed, 30 May 2012 15:02:28 +0000 mrs. wagon 173722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had several work from home part time jobs when I was unemployed, but none of them could have been done without childcare in place. All of my work was done either during night/weekend hours when Wagon Sr. could watch the baby or on days when I had paid childcare in place. Two of my jobs were freelancing with previous clients or coworkers who had their own companies, and one was ad sales for a blog. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173719 Wed, 30 May 2012 14:59:23 +0000 kml636 173719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All the people I know that work from home already had jobs established with a company, gained their trust, and then got to work from home as an added benefit. Just from what I've seen, anything that actually pays decently is hard to come by and something you already have experience in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173571 Wed, 30 May 2012 13:25:57 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 173571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work at home, but I worked at the office before we moved and they offered to let me keep my job. </p> <p>Keep an eye open for flex-jobs and read up on online reviews of companies to see if their employees work part of the week at home. In DC it's pretty common that people spent 2-3 days in the office and the rest of the week at home. Everyone I know, however, has full-time daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173568 Wed, 30 May 2012 13:21:04 +0000 yoursilverlining 173568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only people who I know who work from home transitioned from working in-office to at-home for the same company; or people who quit work to freelance with a professional skill set they had (usually niche work where they knew they would likely be hired by former company or clients).</p> <p>With all the data entry stuff, just remember that's work that's generally entry-level at a company and doesn't pay much. It doesn't make sense a company would pay someone double what a normal wage would be and let them work at home. If it sounds too good to be true... :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173533 Wed, 30 May 2012 12:58:33 +0000 daniellemybelle 173533@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with those who have said that the legitimate work from home jobs are "regular" jobs that have a telecommute option. If a job advertisement leads with "Work from home!" I would not trust it.</p> <p>I'm hoping to work from home at least part-time eventually! From those I know, sometimes the best way to get one of these jobs is either to propose it to your current employer, or a future employer in the job interview process. Though I think most employers would hesitate if you don't have some kind of child care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173502 Wed, 30 May 2012 12:40:29 +0000 HabesBabe 173502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I currently work from home 90%+ of the time, but it didn't start out that way. I work for a teleconferencing company, and originally was the receptionist, working in the office M-F, 8-5. Then I switched roles and started telecommuting in August of last year (my boss is in Seattle, and I work live/work in SoCal... so it didn't really matter if I was in North OC [home] or South OC [office] as long as I got my work done). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173445 Wed, 30 May 2012 11:56:14 +0000 Minnie_Girl 173445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work from home as a writer, freelance editor, and an editor for a publishing company. Writing and editing just happen to be skills that don't require face-to-face communication. </p> <p>My husband is developing passive income for our family through websites and coding some computer software. </p> <p>We also have jobs outside the home at this point, though it's our goal to eventually break free from salaries entirely! </p> <p>There's plenty of skilled work out there that can be done from home or on a computer--just look at all the people who make a living through their blogs. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173433 Wed, 30 May 2012 11:50:10 +0000 mrs. bird 173433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't know if you ever read thethriftycouple blog, but they have great tips for saving money and ideas to earn extra money/work at home. here is one of their posts about way to earn $<br /> <a href="http://thethriftycouple.com/2011/08/19/ways-to-earn-extra-income-over-100-and-counting/" rel="nofollow">http://thethriftycouple.com/2011/08/19/ways-to-earn-extra-income-over-100-and-counting/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173425 Wed, 30 May 2012 11:44:25 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 173425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is a computer software engineer and does that from home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173395 Wed, 30 May 2012 11:20:14 +0000 Andrea 173395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work from home but my job would not be advertised. I worked in the office but decided that the commute was too much to handle so I proposed a work at home position for myself and luckily, they went for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173349 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:58:55 +0000 Shutterbug 173349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work from home part time in an "office" type job, but it's for my previous employer, and I used to do it full time from the office. They have a lot of WAH employees, and so does my current FT employer, but to be honest I'm not really sure how they come to be telecommuters. </p> <p>I don't think they actively search for them - maybe the applicants ask if that's something that would be considered for the right candidate? Like, say you are an experienced graphic designer (example - this isn't what I do) and there's a position listed for an in-office job - maybe you apply for it but say that you'd be interested in telecommuting. I think a lot more companies are open to it because it saves them $$ in office space costs, and it's greener - if you frame it like that you might get a positive response. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173348 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:58:46 +0000 aMohror 173348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started Mary Kay once and never even did a party! I totally was too shy and NOT a people person, I'm still not really....haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173332 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:53:05 +0000 chopsuey 173332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know girls who sell Mary Kay and stay at home with their babies! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173328 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:52:08 +0000 MsMamaBear 173328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sell Thirty-One Gifts, aside from my teaching job. It's kinda like selling Avon, except with bags, purses, totes and other organizational things for your home.</p> <p>I'm not sure about data/secretarial work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173326 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:51:54 +0000 heffalump 173326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Nskillet: I don't know if I could ever handle working at home and taking care of LO at the same time. I don't know how people do it! I'm thinking about more in the future when LO is in preschool and I can do some part time work from home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173324 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:51:34 +0000 aMohror 173324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Modern Daisy: Yeah, I think you are right. I know things like medical transcriptionist and jobs like that work from home, but like you said, you need experience! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173321 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:50:02 +0000 Nskillet 173321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me roo me too! Ones that are Ok with LOs being home?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173320 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:49:42 +0000 Modern Daisy 173320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only 'legit' ones I've heard of require a ton of experience. Like an outsourced secretary or some kind of professional that doesn't have office space but works for a larger corporation. Usually you work your way up to being able to work from home. And I've never seen one of those jobs actually advertised - the ones that promise a huge salary with no training and the ability to work from home are a scam. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173308 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:46:00 +0000 aMohror 173308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, if I could I would love to! I know of some jobs that are regular jobs but you need experience so I'm just wondering about all of the other ones....haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173297 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:41:31 +0000 heffalump 173297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are some WAHM's here! I'd love to have a work at home job too in the future.... I'll be keeping an eye on this post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-there-any-legit-work-at-home-jobs#post-173292 Wed, 30 May 2012 10:39:27 +0000 aMohror 173292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I got laid off I've been searching for jobs and have come across some data entry jobs and similar things to work at home. They all look like scams! Are any of these jobs actually legit? What ones are real? lol </p>